Daily Archives: January 14, 2005

So it appears that President Bush is prepared to eliminate entire budget lines to reduce the deficit: He plans to fulfill his pledge to halve the record $413 billion federal budget deficit by submitting a 2006 budget next month that … Continue reading →

TalkLeft notes that the first post-Booker decision is out already, and it doesn’t sound good. Judge Paul Cassell took the Supreme Court’s decision that sentencing guidelines are no longer mandatory to mean that they should be followed in every case … Continue reading →

Tom Coleman (of the Tulia drug cases) has been found guilty of perjury — something that rarely happens, and even though the particulars of his conviction seem less than earth-shattering, it’s still a victory for the victims that he accused. … Continue reading →